Authentic or Forgeries?

[rand1com]

Yeah, they forge the autos and then shrink wrap them to make collectors think they are legit. Mantle is by far the easiest for me to to discern forgeries but the Williams is clearly bad as well.

[HankAaron755]

Originally Posted by rand1com

Yeah, they forge the autos and then shrink wrap them to make collectors think they are legit. Mantle is by far the easiest for me to to discern forgeries but the Williams is clearly bad as well.

Glad people in the forums are willing to provide their 2 cents on situations like this.

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by rand1com

Yeah, they forge the autos and then shrink wrap them to make collectors think they are legit. Mantle is by far the easiest for me to to discern forgeries but the Williams is clearly bad as well.

I don't know why any forger would think shrink-wrapping these would make them appear more legit -- it's my first indication to RUN.

[rand1com]

These shrink wrapped ones were mainly sold on late night sports memorabilia shows on television in the early 1990's. The pitch was that the shrink wrap would prevent toning.

Keep in mind, they were marketing these to beginners who believed anything. Official looking printed COAs topped off the ruse.

No autograph authentication companies at this time so they were easy to market.

They pop up on Ebay quite often.

[frankbmd]

Just ask Don West. His DNA is probably still on the shrink wrap.

[rand1com]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Just ask Don West. His DNA is probably still on the shrink wrap.

Yep. I didn't want to call him out. Who was his sidekick?

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

Just ask Don West. His DNA is probably still on the shrink wrap.

I often passed out to Don after a night out in my early ‘20s.